Statements (33)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instanceOf |
Japanese folklore
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gptkbp:alsoKnownAs |
gptkb:Bon_Festival
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gptkbp:calendar |
August 13-15
July 13-15 |
gptkbp:customs |
gptkb:Bon_Odori_dance
cleaning graves family reunions floating lanterns visiting graves lantern lighting |
gptkbp:dateVaries |
Yes
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gptkbp:duration |
3 days
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gptkbp:firstObserved |
7th century
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gptkbp:holiday |
gptkb:Qingming_Festival
gptkb:Chuseok gptkb:Ghost_Festival |
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Obon period
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gptkbp:mainEvent |
gptkb:Chinese_New_Year
gptkb:Mukaebi gptkb:Okuribi gptkb:Toro_Nagashi |
gptkbp:monthHeld |
July
August |
gptkbp:observedBy |
gptkb:Japan
gptkb:Japanese_people |
gptkbp:origin |
gptkb:Ullambana_Sutra
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gptkbp:purpose |
honoring the spirits of ancestors
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gptkbp:religion |
gptkb:Buddhism
gptkb:Shinto |
gptkbp:significance |
welcoming ancestral spirits
sending off ancestral spirits |
gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Mukaebi_(welcoming_fires)
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gptkbp:bfsLayer |
7
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